In 2005, the contemporary oboist, Christopher Redgate, asked me to write a piece for a concert he was performing with Ian Pace (piano) at Kings College, London University. About the same time, I discovered the news concerning the tragic death of my brother (to whom the work is dedicated). Hence the title, ÒAdieu mon Fr�reÓ. Unlike most of my music up to that point, I deliberately exploited the lyricism of the instrument. This is especially evident in the opening phrase of the solo-oboe. However, it is a lyricism that does not make any external references to my brotherÕs memory; e.g. there is no intention to be sentimental. A year later, this work became the main source of material for ÒEmpfindsamkeitÓ (for oboe and string quartet).